tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post4088131793672051223..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Guest Review - "The Judas Contract", part twoDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-15076883994676246942016-10-21T07:49:54.667-05:002016-10-21T07:49:54.667-05:00Something I never noticed before: Nightwing's ...Something I never noticed before: Nightwing's logo has a TM beside it, meaning it's an unregistered trademark; Jericho's has an R in a circle, meaning it's a registered trademark. Registered trademarks apparently have greater legal protection than unregistered ones. Were people thinking, "Yeah, Nightwing, whatever, but we all know JERICHO is going to be the next big thing!"?<br /><br />RustyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-78080565060348063832016-10-19T19:30:10.625-05:002016-10-19T19:30:10.625-05:00Nice review of one of the better story arcs of DC&...Nice review of one of the better story arcs of DC's best title for the first half of the 1980s.<br /><br />Here's where complain about Overstreet. About 2 or 3 years ago, I was selling my collection at regional comicons, basing my pricing on Overstreet;s Price Guide. Among the items sold: New Teen Titans #44 (Nightwing's debut). Like most anything from that decade, they said it was worth $3.00. I probably sold it for that or less.<br /><br />Now that I've decided that I don't really want to part with all those comics I'd sold over a 2-year span, I discover that NTT #44 is being sold for a minimum of $40.<br /><br />Arrggh. I've learned my lesson. Hope to replace that issue soon and then re-read this whole Judas Contract arc. That would leave only NTT #2 out of reach (I don't think I'll ever be willing to pay upwards of $200 for Deathstroke's debut.<br /><br />At least I've successfully replaced almost all my Silver Age comics... and added tons of other cool stuff along the way.<br /><br />Terry in Virginia<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Terry in Virginianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-33652215450870060482016-10-19T16:11:11.387-05:002016-10-19T16:11:11.387-05:00I think Nightwing's big reveal deserved better...I think Nightwing's big reveal deserved better than to have Jericho step all over it one panel later.<br /><br />RustyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-70482314440316364972016-10-18T19:50:49.368-05:002016-10-18T19:50:49.368-05:00Fantastic review, Mike! A mammoth storyline; you&#...Fantastic review, Mike! A mammoth storyline; you've sold me. Gotta get that tpb. Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-15358995338051194102016-10-18T19:46:39.421-05:002016-10-18T19:46:39.421-05:00Great job!!! Enjoyed the two parter! I could reall...Great job!!! Enjoyed the two parter! I could really feel your love/enjoyment for the story. On my end, I would quibble with the "Title". Yes, Judas is the ultimate betrayer. BUT, he was one of them from the beginning. It wasn't until his falling away that he turned from the group. Tara was a plant from the start, a Trojan Horse, if you will. <br /><br />After the first part, I went back to my Amazing Adventures reprints of the X-Men and in issue 5, the Blob story, we are introduced to Professor X's musing on his love for Jean!?! I know! Right?<br /><br />Not only is she a teenager, she's his student. He's acting as a teacher as well as de facto parent!!! (Did I really throw out de facto!?!) (it's a cry for help)<br /><br />It's The Prowler!!! When I use my desktop, it freezes when the review gets to the part covering about the intro in the trade collection. <br /><br />(No music, just an open plea to any and everyone who may know Bob Dylan, he may have won a valuable award!!! Please have him contact the Nobel people!!!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-31620618351410583022016-10-18T13:24:17.167-05:002016-10-18T13:24:17.167-05:00@Doug: Well, it's just lucky for you I have no...@Doug: Well, it's just lucky for you I have no life :) Actually, I tend to be a bit of a procrastinator, so I find it best to get things done quickly ... otherwise they might not get done at all!<br /><br />Garrett, I agree about Jericho being boring, but I think he must've been a favourite of Wolfman, considering the way he kept shoving him into the forefront of the comic (especially in the later Baxter series).<br /><br />Mike WilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-52599958510317947512016-10-18T10:51:35.129-05:002016-10-18T10:51:35.129-05:00Great job, Mike - not just for today's post bu...Great job, Mike - not just for today's post but the entire series. Your rundown now makes me *really* regret that I dropped NTT just before this story really began to develop. I am definitely going to have to land a copy of the trade or something one of these days.<br />As Garett noted above, introducing Terra as a 'mole' right from the start was an outstanding idea, and based on your review it looks the pay-off was quite good. I also find it interesting the Wolfman and Perez decided to depict as a sociopath through and through, and opted against leaving the way open for any subsequent redemption stories.(Otherwise, since you confirmed in this review that the relationship between Terra and Deathstroke was indeed, erm, physical, it just confirms the skeeviness of the whole thing.)Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-12162856610910529082016-10-18T10:39:27.918-05:002016-10-18T10:39:27.918-05:00Kudos to Mike for pulling these two posts together...Kudos to Mike for pulling these two posts together. What a monumental task. He was up to the challenge, however -- when he asked if we'd be interested in running his thoughts, we had the material within only a few days. That's passion for this story arc!<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-50994202762436347752016-10-18T10:06:06.051-05:002016-10-18T10:06:06.051-05:00Thanks for the review Mike! I like Changeling, and...Thanks for the review Mike! I like Changeling, and I don't mind Terry Long, but Jericho I find a bit dull. I can see that he's an artistic challenge for Perez, to express the character with just facial expressions and body language. Perez said in an intro that he wouldn't have been up to the task at the beginning of the series, but had developed enough as an artist by this point to take on a character like Jericho. <br /><br />Terra's an interesting character to throw in the mix, and I'm glad they planned out her story from the start. Great series! I'm now rereading Terra's intro and the Brotherhood of Evil arc in issues 28-31.Garettnoreply@blogger.com